For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. —Jeremiah 24:11

Anytime Lutherans are there to help their neighbor in a disaster, YOU are Lutheran Disaster Response! The TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod takes Disaster Preparedness and Response seriously. We strongly encourage every congregation to use the resources on this website and at futurewithhope.org to do the following:

• Develop a congregational Rapid Response Team
• Prepare your congregation and your family for disaster
• Understand the life cycle of a disaster
• Actively respond when a disaster does strike

Helpful Disaster Preparation and Response Resource:

Disaster Preparedness Tips for the congregation	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Get Ready—Monthly Tips	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Disaster Preparedness Tips from FEMA	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Louisiana Citizens Awareness and Disaster Evacuation Guide	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
VOAD: National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod Disaster Response Plan	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Lutheran Social Services	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Sequence in Lutheran Response to a Major Disaster	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf
Rapid Response Team Plan Model for Congregations	http://www.ldr.org/prepare/PrepDisaster.pdf